American Civil War
1861–1865 · Event
Union vs Confederacy over slavery and federal authority; ~750,000 dead.
On these timelines: American Civil War, USA, Master, Slavery & Abolition
More from American Civil War
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- Surrender at Appomattox (1865)
- South Carolina secedes from the Union (1860)
- Sherman takes Atlanta (1864)
- Lincoln wins re-election in wartime (1864)
- First Battle of Bull Run (1861)
- Battle of Shiloh (1862)
- Juneteenth (1865)
Around 1861
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